Baseball Recap: Adams Central Has No Trouble Against York

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

03/22/25 vs Louisville	16
03/28/25 @ Burke	12
03/22/25 vs Guardian Angels Central Catholic/Dodge/Scribner-Snyder	11
03/22/25 vs Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer	11
04/03/25 @ York	10

The Adams Central Patriots made easy work of the York Dukes on Thursday and carried off a 13-3 win. Considering the Patriots have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Hunter Nepple made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Nepple was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one RBI.

In other batting news, Jaron Johnson was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Kaleb Wahlmeier was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

Adams Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as York only posted an OBP of .276.

The victory made it two in a row for Adams Central and bumps their season record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for York, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Adams Central will face off against rival Lincoln Lutheran at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, York is set to challenge their familiar foe Blair at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.